Foreign residents in Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro, in the province of Udine, is home to 36 Austrians — 0.52% of its 6,888 residents. That is the 20th-highest concentration of Austrians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Lignano Sabbiadoro counts 99 foreign residents in total, 1.44% of the population. The largest groups are Austrians (36), Germans (26), Russians (13).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Austrians in Lignano Sabbiadoro has risen, from 32 to 36 (+13%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.8% of Lignano Sabbiadoro's population was born outside Italy — 12.7% outside the EU and 7.1% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 36 | 0.52% |
| Germany | 26 | 0.38% |
| Russia | 13 | 0.19% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.07% |
| France | 4 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,523 | 80.18% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 488 | 7.08% |
| Born outside the EU | 877 | 12.73% |
Austrians over time
Quality of life in Udine
Full BES profile for Udine →Udine on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Lignano Sabbiadoro is far above the Udine average of €1,018/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
15.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €2,775/m², against €3,181 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.